Library and Information Services in Astronomy - LISA VII: Open Science - at the Frontiers of Librarianship
hosted by the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), Naples, Italy, June 17-20, 2014
In a rapidly changing scientific information environment, astronomy has been a forerunner. Astronomy libraries have adapted and responded with innovative services to meet the demands of this environment; Big Data, Open Science, are among the many challenges and opportunities that astronomy librarians face as they look ahead to the future.
Come join us!
The LISA VII Scientific Organizing Committee cordially invites you to submit contributed talks and poster presentations at http://eventi.oacn.inaf.it/lisa7/.
The conference Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Chris Lintott, University of Oxford, famous for making astronomy more accessible through projects like Zooniverse, and his advocacy for Open Access initiatives.
Submission deadline will be 30 November, 2013.
Please note that the SOC cannot guarantee that all submitted papers will be accepted and that it reserves the right to request that a proposed oral presentation be presented as a poster paper or vice versa. Notifications regarding accepted papers will be made no later than 15 January, 2014.
If you have any questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact:
Eva and Andras
Co-chairs, LISA VII SOC
Helsinki University Library, Finland
Konkoly Observatory, Hungary
Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences